Steen
Inquest
Preview
Coroner's
inquest
opens
in
the
death
of a
teen
struck
by a
Pensacola
police
car.
Special
Election
Paul
Lux,
Okaloosa
Elections
Supervisor
details
Special
Election
to
replace
Ray
Sansom.
StoryCorps
Stories
Camille
Morgan
and
son
Charles
are
first
to
record
in
Pensacola.
Wiggins
for
Mayor
Current
Pensacola
Mayor
Mike
Wiggins
pre-files
for
"Strong
Mayor"
election.
Consolidation
Vote
Legislative
delegation
decides
fate
of
Escambia
consolidation
plan.
Homeless
Count
Brunie
Emanuel
with
the
EscaRosa
Coalition
for
the
Homeless
discusses
local
efforts
to
assist
this
segment
of
the
population
and
ensure
an
accurate
Census
count.
Gumbo
Art
Exhibit
A
look
at
the
Gumbo
Art
Gallery's
Black
History
Month
Exhibit
and
grand
opening
of
new
DeVilliers
Cultural
Heritage
Museum
in
Pensacola.
SRSO
Budget
Talks
Santa
Rosa
Sheriff
Wendell
Hall
says
budget
shortfall
could
lead
to
reduction
in
force.
Bar
Ban
Eglin
Air
Force
officials
ban
airmen
from
local
bar,
after
a
shooting
there.
L-W-V
90th
Year
A
look
at
the
noted
organization
as
it
celebrates
its
90th
anniversary.
Census
Jobs
U.S.
Census
officials
are
hiring
locals
to
complete
important,
once-a-decade,
headcount.
Warrington
Substation
Escambia
Sheriff
David
Morgan
looks
to
build
a
new
substation
in
south-western
part
of
county.
Hands
Across
Sand
Local
resident
organizes
statewide
protest
against
plans
to
allow
oil
drilling
as
close
as
3-10
miles
off
Florida's
coast.
Business
Incentives
Santa
Rosa
County
Commissioners
take
measures
to
help
lure
businesses.
Drinking
Water
Forum
Emerald
Coastkeeper
hosts
Hagler
Auditorium
discussion
about
what's
in
ECUA
drinking
water.
The
Moors
To
Close
Bad
economy
and
deficits
force
March
21st
closure
of
Milton
area
golf
club.
Science
Center
Stage
The
future
of
STEM
education
is
bright
as
UWF
opens
new
Science
&
Engineering
Building.
StoryCorps
Founder
David
Isay
gives
the
story
behind
StoryCorps,
to
be
in
Pensacola
in
February.
Newson
Takes
Helm
Larry
Newsom
begins
stint
as
interim
Escambia
County
Administrator,
after
commissioners
refuse
to
renew
contract
with
Bob
McLaughlin.
Class
Size
Proposal
State
Sen.
Don
Gaetz
sponsors
legislation
for
vote
to
modify
2002
Class
Size
Amendment.
NASA
Budget
Reaction
PJC
astronomer
Wayne
Wooten
weighs
in
on
Pres.
Obama's
plan
to
end
NASA's
manned
flights
to
the
moon.
Gallery
Night
Pensacola's
Downtown
Improvement
Board
votes
to
take
over
the
popular
"Gallery
Night"
arts
event.
Stabilization
Grant
Janice
Boone,
Housing
program
manager
for
Santa
Rosa,
discusses
grant
to
help
residents
buy
foreclosed
homes.
Truancy
Plan
Escambia
Circuit
Judge
Ross
Goodman
to
address
growing
truancy
rate
in
school
district.
SWAT
Retreat
Santa
Rosa
&
Okaloosa
"Students
Working
Against
Tobacco"
plan
Valentines
campaign.
Billings
Plea
Deal
Suspect
Frederick
Thornton
pleads
guilty
to
second
degree murder
of
couple
for
testimony
and
lighter
sentence.
Ricard
Stroke
Recovery
Bishop
of
Pensacola-Tallahassee
Catholic
Diocese
is
back
at
work
after
December
stroke.
Cancer
Center
Sacred
Heart
Hospital
opens
new
Cancer
Center
in
Pensacola.
Mack
for
Mayor
Pensacola
City
Council
member
Diane
Mack
announces
run
for
new
"strong
mayor"
office.
Whiting
T-34
Crashes
The
U.S.
Coast
Guard
searches
New
Orleans'
area
lake
for
Navy
instructor
pilot
following
weekend
crash.
Museum
Standoff
UWF
makes
final
offer
for
construction
of a
new
maritime
museum,
as
part
of
the
Maritime
Park
project.
Re-bid
Prompts
Probe
Drainage
project
re-bid
leads
to
State
Attorney
probe
of
Escambia
Co.
Cmsnr
Gene
Valentino.
UWF
Water
Study
New
report
dispels
claims
in a
previous
report
alleging
problems
with
the
ECUA
water
supply.
Red
Cross
Haiti
Relief
Diane
Hawkins
discusses
what
local
chapter
is
doing
to
assist
the
earthquake-stricken
country.
Haiti
Adoption
Pensacolians
Milissa
and
Jason
Evans
express
concern
for
adoptive
children
from
Haiti
and
status
of
the
adoption.
Race
to
the
Top
As
applications
for
the
federal
funding
go
out,
local
educators
debate
whether
the
money
is
worth
it.
ACLU
Opposes
Inquest
State
Attorney's
call
for
a
coroner's
inquest
in
death
of
teen
killed
by
police
cruiser
draws
fire
from
ACLU.
New
Bay
Bridge
The
Florida
D-O-T
is
out
with
schedule
for
constructing
new
span
over
Pensacola
Bay.
Haitian
Relief
Scams
The
Better
Business
Bureau
of
NW
Florida
warns
of
scams
in
the
Haitian
earthquake
relief
effort.
Steen
Inquest
State
Attorney
Bill
Eddins
seeks
coroner's
inquest
in
death
of
teen
struck
and
killed
by a
Pensacola
Police
cruiser.
Cold
Sea
Turtles
Florida
Fish
&
Wildlife
officials
oversee
rescue
of
threatened
and
endangered
sea
turtles
from
long
cold
spell.
Haitian
Relief
Efforts
American
Red
Cross
chapters
mobilize
and
Special
Operations
Wing
at
Hurlburt
Field
takes
aid
to
Port-au-Prince.
Stroke
Treatments
The
stroke
recently
suffered
by
Catholic
Bishop
John
Ricard
puts
spotlight
on
the
illness.
Prayer
Lawsuit
Likely
The
Santa
Rosa
School
District
appears
targeted
for
another
lawsuit
on
school
prayer
issue.
Evans
on
FL
G-O-P
UWF
Political
Scientist
Dr.
Jocelyn
Evans
weighs
in
on
ouster
of
state
Chairman
Greer
and
future
of
party.
Unemployment
Comp
Dave
Dunwoody
talks
with
Pensacola
Rep.
Dave
Murzin
about
letter
to
House
Speaker
calling
for
special
session
on
the
issue.
Winter
Power
Demand
Gulf
Power
system
overloaded
with
Monday's
near-record
demand
for
electricity.
Morgan
First
Year
Escambia
County
Sheriff
David
Morgan
reflects
on
an
eventful
first
year
in
office.
Consolidation
Delay
Pensacola
City
Council
likely
to
join
Escambia
Commissioners
in
delaying
government
consolidation
vote until
2012.
Flight
Paths
Exhibit
at
Orange
Beach
Art
Center
features
local
artist
Cynthia
Rush
and
photos
of
fighter
pilot
uncle,
who
died
in
1941
crash
while
training
at
Pensacola
NAS.
McLaughlin
Contract
Escambia
commissioners
vote
not
to
renew
contract
for
Co.
Adm.
Bob
McLaughlin.
Cold
Plants
Local
farmers
and
growers
scramble
to
protect
their
plants
during
extended
January
cold
snap.
Airport
Security
Breach
Security
at
Pensacola
Gulf
Coast
Regional
Airport
is
under
the
microscope,
after
a
teen
is
locked
in
the
terminal
alone
overnight
over
the
holidays.
Bond
Petition
The
City
of
Pensacola
is
set
to
move
forward
with
$45
million
in
bond
issues
for
Community
Maritime
Park
pending
an
petition
to
stop
it.
Choctaw
Plays
NY
The
Choctawhatchee
HS
band
visits
New
York;
performs
in
the
Macy's
Thanksgiving
Day
Parade.
School
Prayer
Hearing
U-S
District
Judge
Casey
Rodgers
is
set
to
hold
hearings
this
week
in
the
Pace
High
School
prayer
case.
AIDS
Testing
UWF
uses
World
AIDS
Day
to
provide
free
rapid-testing
for
HIV.
World
AIDS
Day
A
look
at
the
impact
of
HIV
and
AIDS
in
NW
Florida,
including
Escambia,
which
has
70
percent
of
the
cases
in
the
region.
Possible
Transit
Strike
Members
of
the
local
transit
meet
to
discuss
a
potential
strike
against
ECAT
over
4%
raise.
Poker
Room
Poker
at
Pensacola
Greyhound
Track
is
set
to
become
a
reality
in
Jan.
2010.
Black
Friday
A
look
at
how
the
recession
is
impacting
one
of
the
busiest
shopping
days
of
the
year.
Charter
Approved
By
a
55%
majority,
Pensacola
voters
approve
a
rewrite
of
the
city's
charter
for
the
first
time
in
over
70s
years.
Turkey
Dinner
Salvation
Army
volunteers
in
Pensacola
cook
up a
community
dinner
for
Thanksgiving.
UWF
Soccer
The
undefeated,
#1
ranked
women's
team
starts
the
NCAA
D-II
tournament,
looking
to
improve
on
last
year's
second
place
finish.
Special
Needs
School
Santa
Rosa
District
approves
charter
for
a
new
school
in
Milton.
Throw
A
Bowl
Event
at
Pensacola
Junior
College
is
prelude
to
an
upcoming
benefit
for
Manna
Food
Pantries.
Veterans
Day
09
Santa
Rosa
County
is
one
of
several
communities
across
the
region
to
hold
Veterans
Day
observances.
Ida
Beach
Impact
Dave
Dunwoody
visits
Pensacola
Beach
for
a
first
hand
look
at
Tropical
Storm
Ida's
impact.
Sister
Schubert
Patricia
"Sister"
Barnes
discusses
the
success
of
her
"Sister
Schubert's
Rolls"
and
her
new
locally
published
book
for
charity.
Marquis
Bayou
Bridge
Efforts
are
underway
to
halt
replacement
of
historic
Milton
bridge.
Charter
Debate
"Strong-Mayor
vs.
Mayor-Council"
is
one
issue
in
Pensacola's
charter
vote.
Job
Scams
The
Better
Business
Bureau
warns
of
scams
targeting
job
seekers.
Charter
Ballots
Mailed
Elections
send
ballots
in
Pensacola's
charter
referendum.
Voting
ends
Nov.
24.
Miller
Delivers
Bill
Cong.
Jeff
Miller
slams
Democrats'
proposed
health
care
reform
plan.
Fair
Ride
Probe
State
officials
investigate
accident
on
last
day
of
the
Pensacola
Interstate
Fair,
where
four
people
were
hurt.
Smoke
Alarms
Safety
Fire
officials
issue
fire
safety
tips
in
conjunction
with
the
recent
rollback
to
Central
Standard
Time.
Benson
for
A-G
Holly
Benson
announces
bid
for
Florida
Attorney
General.
Domestic
Violence
&
Law
A
look
at
the
high
rate
of
domestic
violence
homicides
in
Northwest
Florida
and
how
law
enforcement
handles
such
cases
in
general.
Tobacco
Free
Hospitals
Baptist,
Sacred
Heart
and
Naval
Hospital
in
Pensacola
announce
plans
to
end
all
smoking
on
their
campuses.
P.J.
O'Rourke
The
best-selling
author
and
satirist
gives
a
talk
on
"government
vs.
the
free
market"
at
UWF.
PERCH
Health
Report
The
findings
of a
series
of
environmental
research
and
community
health
studies
are
released.
Gulf
Power
Rates
The
utility
asks
for
a
1-and-a-half
percent
rate
increase,
to
begin
in
January.
Charter
Campaign
Those
for
and
against
a
strong-mayor
form
of
government
and
other
revisions
to
Pensacola's
charter
begin
to
mobilize
before
Nov.
24th
vote.
Pennies
for
Pets
Ensley
Elementary
School
students
conduct
donation
drive
during
"Adopt
a
Dog"
month.
Fair
Ride
Safety
With
Florida's
fall
fair
season
underway,
state
officials
issue
safety
reminder.
World
Habitat
Day
Pensacola
Habitat
officials
discuss
the
continuing
need
for
affordable
housing
in the area.
Touart
Recalls
Ivan
Former
Escambia
Co.
administrator
George
Touart
talks
about
response
and
recovery
from
the
2004
hurricane.
Waterfront
Land
Sought
Escambia
Co.
Marine
Services
wants
to
hear
from
citizens
willing
to
sell
for
future
county
waterfront
projects.
CMP
Bond
Issue
Pensacola
City
Council
approves
$46
million
bond
issue
to
fund
public
portion
of
Maritime
Park.
UWF
Lockdown
University
officials
assess
Tuesday's
campus
lockdown
while
police
searched
for
a
murder
suspect.
H1N1
Vaccine
Arrive
The
Escambia
County
Health
Department
receives
the
first
batch
of
vaccines
for
the
H1N1
flu
virus.
Santa
Rosa
Probe
State
Attorney's
review
of
Sunshine
Law
and
other
alleged
violations
result
in
no
criminal
charges.
Academy
Keel-Laying
The
National
Flight
Academy
conducts
traditional
keel-laying
ceremony
at
new
site. Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
DeMaria
at
NAMMY's
Michael
DeMaria
wins
Native
American
Music
Award
for
soundtrack
for
original
P-L-T
play
"Siyotanka."
Waterfront
Mission
Escambia
Co.
officials
get
community
input
on
relocating
the
downtown
Pensacola
facility.
Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
Jay
Drilling
A
year
after
shutdown,
drilling
at
oil
fields
in
Jay
could
resume
later
this
year. Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
State
of
UWF
President
Judy
Bense
delivers
good
and
not-so-good
news
about
the
state
of
the
university.
Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
VA
Flu
Shots
The
VA
is
now
offering
vaccinations
to
all
eligible
veterans. Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
Tryon
Library
New
Pensacola
branch
is
set
to
open
October
19th,
three
weeks
after
originally
scheduled.
Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
Cold
Weather
Shelter
Volunteers
are
being
sought
for
Santa
Rosa's
cold
weather
shelter
in
Milton.
Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
Gulf
Islands
Earle
Bowden
recalls
his
PNJ
editorial
campaign
for
designation
as a
National
Seashore.
Quality
of
Life
Survey
Jerry
Maygarden,
with
Better
Pensacola
Forum,
talks
to
Dave
Dunwoody
about
2009
results.
Eastside
Historic
Trail
New
markers
denote
prominent
people
and
sites
in
Pensacola's
African-American
eastside
neighborhood.
Beach
Water
Treatment
ECUA
begins
work
on a
disinfecting
chamber
at
its
Santa
Rosa
Island
plant
Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
Gulf
Power
&
Ivan
John
Hutchinson
with
the
utility
talks
with
Dave
Dunwoody
about
lessons
they
learned
from
the
2004
hurricane.
Prayer
Case
Broadens
Christian
Educators
Association
International
wants
to
intervene
in
Pace
High
School
prayer
case.
Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
Ivan-Blue
Roofs
US
Army
Corps
of
Engineers'
Aaron
Stormant
discusses
the
iconic
blue
tarps
and
other
hurricane-related
issues.
Chiles
Walk
Bud
Chiles
discusses
the
Lawton
Chiles
Foundation
and
his
"million
step"
effort
to
raise
awareness
for
children's
issues.
Southwest
Airlines
Santa
Rosa
County
to
help
recruit
low-cost
air
carrier
to
region.
Park
Groundbreaking
Ceremony
launches
construction
of
the
Community
Maritime
Park
on
the
Pensacola
waterfront.
School
Prayer
Trial
Pace
High
School
officials
are acquitted
of
violating
order
banning
promotion
of
religion
in
school.
Remembering
Ivan
Grande
Lagoon
resident
Tannie
Addy
spoke
with
Sandra
Averhart
about
destruction
and
recovery
from
Hurricane
Ivan.
Ivan
Anniversary
Escambia
County
highlights
recovery
five
years
after
devastating
storm.
Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
Domestic
Violence
Sandra
Averhart
reports
on
LWV
panel
discussion
of
the
issue.
Kilgore
Recalls
Ivan
Janice
Kilgore,
former
Escambia
Public
Safety
director,
talks
with
Sandra
Averhart
about
Hurricane
Ivan
on
this
5th
anniversary.
Black
Bears
Dave
Dunwoody
explores
state
wildlife
officials'
advice
for
dealing
with
black
bear
encounters
this
fall.
V-A
Health
Fair
Event
at
V-A
Super
Clinic
targets
women
veterans.
Dave
Dunwoody
reports
Black
Bears
Dave
Dunwoody
explores
state
wildlife
officials'
advice
for
dealing
with
black
bear
encounters
this
fall.
Healthcare
Speech
Rep.
Jeff
Miller
weighs
in
on
President
Obama's
speech
to
Congress
on
healthcare
reform.
Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
Dementia
Case
Review
Kristina
Robison
with
Alzheimer's
Family
Services
discusses
Dementia
as
prosecutors
review
a
fatal
shooting
involving
an
elderly
man
with
the
condition.
Benson
Political
Future
Dave
Dunwoody
reports
former
state
Rep.
Holly
Benson
may
run
for
Attorney
General.
Santa
Rosa
Fair
Dave
Dunwoody
reports
on
efforts
to
make
East
Milton
site
the
county
fair's
permanent
home.
Speech
Reaction
Dave
Dunwoody
reports
on
local
reaction
to
President
Obama's
address
to
students.
Obama
Student
Address
Dave
Dunwoody
reports
on
Escambia
and
Santa
Rosa
School
District's
plans
for
speech.
Senate
Pick
Analysis
Dave
Dunwoody
and
USF
political
scientist
Susan
McManus
discuss
pick
of
George
Lemieux
to
replace
Mel
Martinez.
Habitat
Green
Building
Pensacola's
Habitat
for
Humanity
is
chosen
to
participate
in a
national
green
building
program.
Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
S-R
Pet
Shelter
Dave
Dunwoody
talks
with
PIO
Joy
Tsubooka
about
Santa
Rosa's
new
pet-friendly
shelter.
Presidential
Search
Northwest
Florida
State
College
hires
firm
to
conduct
national
search.
Sandra
Averhart
reports.
Healthcare
Reform
Data
Independent
News
crunches
numbers
on
local
impact
of
healthcare
reform
bill.
Dave Dunwoody
reports.
Honor
Flight
5
Dave
Dunwoody
previews
Emerald
Coast
Honor
Flight's
October
trip
for
WWII
veterans.
F-35
Scaled
Back
Air
Force
announces
commitment
to
initial
59
aircraft
at
Eglin;
puts
off
decision
on
remaining
48.
Sandra
Averhart
reports.
V-A
Super
Clinic
Dave
Dunwoody
reports
on
first
anniversary
of
new
joint
facility
at
NAS
Pensacola.
Billings
Video
State
Attorney
allows
media
to
view
crime
scene
photos
and
surveillance
video
from
home
of
slain
couple.
Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
T-6B
Texans
Dave
Dunwoody
reports
on
the
arrival
of
the
Navy's
new
training
aircraft
to
NAS
Whiting
Field.
Ugandan
Visit
Dave
Dunwoody
talks
with
Judith
Franca
Akello,
member
of
the
Ugandan
Parliament,
about
her
Pensacola
visit.
Cash
for
Clunkers
Dave
Dunwoody
reports
on
the
last
minute
crunch
to
beat
the
Monday
night
deadline.
Schools
Fight
H1N1
Health
officials
are
out
with
back-to-school
plans
for
preventing
the
spread
of
swine
flu.
Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
Economic
Development
Dave
Dunwoody
explores
concerns
about
City
of
Pensacola's
competitiveness
for
new
and
existing
businesses.
Athletics
Plan
The
UWF
Athletics
Visioning
Team
unveils
a
three-pronged
approach
for
upgrading
Inter-collegiate
athletics.
Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
Ocean
Surveys
David
Miller
with
NOAA
tells
Sandra
Averhart
about
a
new
$40
million
Recovery
Act
project
to
map
a
portion
of
the
Gulf
and
other
coastal
waters.
Zoo
Closes
Bobby
Switzer
with
Zoo
Northwest
Florida
ownership
group
talks
to
Sandra
Averhart
about
the
decision
to
close
the
facility
permanently.
Kottcamp
Tours
EOC
Florida
Lt.
Governor Jeff Kottcamp
discusses
hurricane
preparation
and
other
issues
with
Dave
Dunwoody.
Disaster
Volunteers
Dave
Dunwoody
reports
on
Santa
Rosa
County's
staffing
need
at
post-disaster
reception
centers.
Hurricane
Reminder
Ken
Wolfe,
with
Okaloosa
Emergency
Management,
discusses
issues
related
to
Tropical
Storm
Claudette
and
storm
readiness.
School
Vaccinations
Dave
Dunwoody
reports
on
need
for
shots
before
the
start
of
the
next
school
year
on
Monday,
August
24th.
Luna
Landing
Dave
Dunwoody
reports
on
the
reenactment
of
Tristan
de
Luna's
historic
Pensacola
arrival,
capping
the
city's
450th
anniversary
celebration.
Pensacola
450th
Review
Sandra
Averhart
reports
on
the
highlights
of
the
past
450
day
milestone
celebration.
Healthcare
Reform
Florida's
1st
District
Cong.
Jeff
Miller
plans
no
live
town
halls
on
the
issue.
Luna
Hurricane
UWF
historian
John
Worth
discusses
the
1559
hurricane
that
ruined
Pensacola's
bid
to
become
the
nation's
first
permanent
city.
(Part
2)
Luna
Expedition
UWF
historian
John
Worth
discusses
the
man
and
his
historic
attempt
to
settle
Pensacola
on
this
450th
anniversary.
(Part
1)
Charter
Returned
Pensacola
City
Council
returns
the
document
to
Review
Commission
for
more
work.
Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
Billings
Indictments
Suspects
in
murder
case
indicted
by
Escambia
County
grand
jury. Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
Flu
Precautions
Santa
Rosa
School
Sup.
Tim
Wyrosdick
talked
to
Dave
Dunwoody
about
H1N1
prevention
plans.
Gulf
Alliance
Florida
environmental
administrator
Seth
Blitch
discusses
the
group's
recent
meeting
in
Mobile.
Charter
Review
Council
members
to
debate
proposed
rewrite
of
Pensacola's
1931
charter. Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
Martinez
Resigns
Florida's
U.S.
Senator
steps
down
early,
leaving
Gov. Crist
to
appoint
an
interim
replacement.
Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
Fewer
Hurricanes
NOAA
revises
forecast
for
remainder
of
2009
season,
which
has
quiet
start.
Dave
Dunwoody
reports.
Evers
Billboard
Dave
Dunwoody
explores
the
politics
behind
N-R-A
billboards
featuring
Baker
state
Rep.
Greg
Evers.
Jail
Gangs
Shake-down
at
the
Escambia
County
Jail
derails
planned
gang
fight.
Sandra
Averhart
reports.
Billings
Update
One
of
eight
murder
suspects
is
arraigned
as
State
Attorney
prepares
grand
jury
to
consider
charges.
Postal
Service
Changes
Pensacola
branch
among
those
considered
for
closure
or
consolidation
to
cut
the
shrinking
U.S.
Postal
Service
budget.
Dave
Dunwoody
reports.